Protection, Zack Merrick, All Time Low

3

Kimberly

I took a cab to the bus place at around seven AM since we would be picking up the guys one by one, except Vinny and Cloussy and the drum tech, Andrew, met me here since they had to load things up. My things were on the bus and under the bed, and I was already pumped for tour, my excitement filling up the bus.

Our bus driver was named Marcus and we pulled out as soon as we were done packing up the bus at eight thirty. I texted the guys to make sure they were all up and they were.

Rian was the first to be picked up and he kissed Cass one more time, promising to call her every chance he got, and then we left to pick up the others, everyone was asleep as we finally left town and I picked up The Selection by Kiera Cass, sitting in the lounge with my feet in front of me with my flece blanket draped over my legs.

We were on our way to Orlando for a show tomorrow, with sound check being tomorrow morning. We couldn't fly in to Florida, because of our things.

Everyone was finally awake by at least one, and I had explained the rules to them.

1) No going out without telling me first.
2) No loud sex on the bus.
3) No making out or any of the such in front of others
4) Please no arguing
5) No parties on the bus

There aren't many rules to abide by, but I think the guys are responsible enough.

The guys were playing the Wii while I was still reading, but this time I had moved to the table so the guys could sit on the couches.

"Fuck!" I whisper shout at the book, "That can't happen!"

Zack looks over at me and chuckles, and then sits in front of me. "Enjoying the book?" Zack asks.

"Yeah, I just get frustrated with them sometimes." I groan.

"Can I get you anything?" He asks.

"No, I'm okay, thank you though." I smile.

He picks up my feet and rubs one, while the other rests on his leg. "I honestly like feet, I don't know." He explains when I give him a questioning glance. "You looked stressed, so I thought I would try and help."

He hits a really good spot, and I nearly moan at how good it felt, he noticed and kept rubbing there. I keep reading, relaxing at how I'll probably only have this moment for a short while.

I get a call and I answer quickly, dropping my feet to stand, "Okay guys, we're at a stop for lunch and while you guys are at lunch I'll be at the grocery store getting food for the next few days, do you guys want anything?"

They had told me what they liked and I told Alex what I wanted from the place and to meet me back here in an hour.

I hopped out and went straight to the store picking up fruits, veggies and things we could cook with the little oven, stove, and microwave, and I got things for sandwiches, coffee stuff, dishwashing liquid and such to wash dishes, cleaning suplies to keep the bus clean, and I got snacks. I got beers and Jack Daniels alcohol, and sleeping pills for us, as well as resqwater and tylonol and tea and honey if Alex or Jack lose their voice.

I quickly got back to the bus before the guys were even back and unloaded things from bags and put them away. I sat back down in my leggings and oversized black fastpitch hoodie that was grandpas, and I scrolled through my tumblr.

The guys come in, and Alex atarts talking, "Now you're the woman people need in their lives that are so quick in the store that they barrel right back out as quick as they came in." Alex looks in the stocked fridge and freezer and makes a 'not bad' face, and Zack hands me my sandwich from Subway.

I call Marcus when everyone is situated and let him know we're ready to go.

"I'm going to the back to watch porn." Jack says, "Don't bug you unless you want me to cum on you."

I blush deeply as he says that and walks away, I continue reading and I sigh at the book, obsessed with Prince Maxon and America.

"You read really fast, what page are you on?" Rian asks.

"178?" I reply.

"Well fuck."

"Yeah, she doesn't have much of a life." Alex announced, lying, making us all chuckle.

"I actually didn't." I laugh. "Now I somewhat do."

Is it bad that I'm glad Matt had quit or whatever? No one would tell me what had happened, why he left, or if he was fired. I'm away from Denny, and I like it.

"Didn't you have a boyfriend?" Rian inquired.

"No." I curtly reply. "Well, yes, but I left him." I fiddle with the cloth of my hoodie, turning my book over to hold the place.

Zack looks at me sympatheticly. "Didn't that mean you had a little bit of a life?" Vinny asks.

"Not when he didn't allow me to have friends, pets, or to even leave the apartment." I shudder. He would barely let me talk to Alex or my family, and I was restricted from telling them about him, because to him, he was the sun, the only one in Manchester. "I'm just happy I was allowed to read, but if I went out into public, he would have to have been with me. I tried leaving him a few times, but he wouldn't let me." I had left out the part of him beating me, for Lexs' sake.

"Wow." Zack says, "I'm glad you got away."

"Me too."

Zack

What a cunt, not letting her have friends or anything, sometimes though, I probably would lock her up in a bedroom with me and not let her go for a while as I'd cuddle and kiss her.

"I'm glad you got away." I exclaim. I don't know what I would do without this gorgeous woman around every now and then.

I admit, I like her, but she doesn't seem like the kind of person that would want a relationship because of past ones. She'd be better off without me anyway, I'm too quiet.